Summary: Delving deeper into the phenomenon of social camouflaging could help improve research into autism spectrum disorder. Source: University of the Basque Country In recent years there has been a lot of talk about camouflaging in autism. However, research into camouflaging is still relatively very recent, its nature has […]
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Differences in brain wiring could explain social communication difficulties in autistic children
Children with autism often struggle to identify emotional cues in other people’s voices because of differences in the wiring and function of a key social center in their brains, according to a new study from the Stanford School of Medicine. The findings, published online Jan. 9 in Biological Psychiatry […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Looks at Monkeys as Possible Models
Summary: Study builds on mounting evidence that suggests rhesus monkeys may be a good model to study social deficits associated with autism spectrum disorder. Source: Florida Institute of Technology New research builds upon growing evidence demonstrating the importance of rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) as a model for the […]
Free Symptom Questionnaire May Help Indicate Whether a Child Has Autism
Summary: A freely available new questionnaire of measures of autism symptoms can help screen for ASD and monitor symptoms over time. Source: Wiley Investigators have developed a freely available measure of autism symptoms that can help to screen for autism and monitor changes over time in symptoms. Research on […]
Free Symptom Questionnaire May Help Indicate Whether a Child Has Autism
Summary: A freely available new questionnaire of measures of autism symptoms can help screen for ASD and monitor symptoms over time. Source: Wiley Investigators have developed a freely available measure of autism symptoms that can help to screen for autism and monitor changes over time in symptoms. Research on […]
Model Provides Insight Into How Autism Arises
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Summary: A new model of autism development gives insights into how various risk factors give rise to ASD symptoms and why there is such great variability between individuals. Source: University of Gothenburg The development of autism may now become easier to understand, thanks to an explanatory model presented in […]
Model Provides Insight Into How Autism Arises
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Summary: A new model of autism development gives insights into how various risk factors give rise to ASD symptoms and why there is such great variability between individuals. Source: University of Gothenburg The development of autism may now become easier to understand, thanks to an explanatory model presented in […]
Investigators Develop New Therapy for Autism Subtype
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Summary: Researchers have developed a new treatment that could potentially be used to treat patients with the Phelan-McDermid syndrome autism subtype. Source: Northwestern University A team of Northwestern investigators led by Peter Penzes, Ph.D., the Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the […]
Investigators Develop New Therapy for Autism Subtype
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Summary: Researchers have developed a new treatment that could potentially be used to treat patients with the Phelan-McDermid syndrome autism subtype. Source: Northwestern University A team of Northwestern investigators led by Peter Penzes, Ph.D., the Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the […]
Neuronal deletion of CaV1.2 is associated with sex-specific behavioral phenotypes in mice
Ashley Plumb , Jacqueline B. Mehr , Deniz A. Madencioglu , Hsiang Wen & Aislinn J. Williams Abstract The gene CACNA1C , which encodes the pore forming subunit of the L-type calcium channel Ca V 1.2, is associated with increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, […]